✦ Est. in a spare bedroom ✦
The Birduary
An Illuminated Almanac of Birds
— one bird, one fable, every month —
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The almanac is being fetched from the shelf…
The Collected Chapters
Turn back to any month you please.
Nominate a Bird
Which bird should have its chapter next? Name one below.
If someone has already put it forward, your entry is counted as a vote to bring it up the list sooner.
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Photographs borrowed, with thanks, from the good people of
Wikimedia Commons .
Fables retold in the manner of Aesop, who cannot object.
Facts checked against reputable sources and one enthusiastic amateur.
The moon is clickable. The birds are real. The morals are optional.
Text & fables © 2026 The Birduary. All rights reserved.
Recordings are Creative-Commons licensed (see each player); more at
xeno-canto .